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NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH T. EIGHBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PARASOL AND FAN.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 30,213, datedctober 2, 1860.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. EioHnRo, of the city, county, and State of N ew York, have invented a new and useful Combined Parasol and Fan; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in whiche- Figure l, represents an elevation of my invention. F ig. 2, is a transverse section of the same in an enlarged scale, the line a', a', Fig. l, indicating the plane of section and looking in the direction of the arrow marked opposite to that line. Fig. 3, is another transverse section in an enlarged scale taken in the plane indicated by the line y, fy, Fig. l, and looking in the direction of the arrow marked opposite to that line. Fig. 4, is a detached Sectional view 0f one of the arms of the fan in an enlarged scale, showing the manner in which the cloth or other material is fastened to the arms.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in arranging the handle of a parasol in such a manner that a portion of the same can be taken off and used as a fan when it is desired, and it consists also in the arrangement of the fan which forms the end of the handle with folding sides united by hinges and spring catches or in any other convenient manner, and of a tapering form which when folded up form a case or box that runs down tapering toward one end which, when rounded, can be fastened by means of a spring catch in a suitable socket attached to the outer end of the handle whereby the fan is rendered convenient for the hand to take hold, and at the same time the fabric of the faii is protected.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation with reference t0 the drawings.

The parasol A, is constructed in the ordinary manner with the handle B, which may be made to fold or which may be left rigid according to taste and convenience. The handle B, is cut off at a distance of about ten inches more or less from its end, and after having thus been cut, a short piece of metal tubing C, is firmly secured to the end. This metal tube forms the socket to receive the end of the fan D. This fan is provided with four sides a, a', b, b', and the sides a, a', are united by hinges c, and the sides b, b', by hinges (Z. Instead of four sides however any other number of sides may be given to the fan and its sides may also be made in a half circular form, so that two are suflicient to inclose the fabric, which constitutes the working part of the fan. Then the sides of the fan are closed, a spring catch c, attached to the inside of the side a, catches under a hook g, at the edge of the side b, and a spring-catch f, at the inside of the side b, catches under a hook it, at the edge of the side a, and a case or box is formed whereby the fabric z', of the fan is perfectly protected, and at the same time a good and convenient hold for the handle is provided. The spring catches e, and f, are operated by pressing on the buttons e and f', on the sides ct, and b', of the box, and after the sides of the box have been opened the fabric z', can be unfolded in the usual manner. The arms la, of the fan are secured to the fabric as represented in Fig. a, of the drawing, and if the fan is closed up, the thin end of the case is rounded so that it fits into the socket C, and al spring catch Z, serves to retain it in said socket.

The application of the fan to the handle of the parasol does not interfere in any way with the regular use of the parasol, and the shape of the box which incloses the fan, provides for a good and convenient hold ofthe hand and at the same time the fabric of the fan is perfectly protected against injury to which it would otherwise be exposed, if the hand holding the parasol would be brought in contact with said fabric.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Arranging the handle of a parasol substantially as herein described so that a portion of the same can be taken off at pleasure and used as a fan.

2. Arranging the fan D, which forms the end of the handle B, of a parasol, with folding sides of a tapering form substantially as set forth so that the same, when closed, form a case which protects the fabric of the fan and which produces a good and convenient hold for the hand.

JOS. TH. EIOHBERG.

W'itnesses M. M. LIVINGSTON, C. XV. Cow'rAN. 

